An Afternoon with Paula McLain

Join us Sunday, July 19, for An Afternoon with Paula McLain, celebrating her newest novel Skylark. Paula will be in conversation with Jessilynn Norcross, owner of McLean & Eakin Booksellers.

Paula McLain is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels The Paris Wife, Circling the Sun, Love and Ruin, and When the Stars Go Dark. Her latest novel, Skylark, a GMA January 2026 pick, is a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

McLain was born in Fresno, California, in 1965. After being abandoned by both parents, she and her two sisters became wards of the California Court System, moving in and out of foster homes for fourteen years. After aging out of the system, she supported herself through a wide range of jobs before discovering her calling as a writer. She earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan in 1996 and is the author of multiple poetry collections, a memoir, and novels whose work has appeared in The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and more.